BUKKEHORN, CALLING OF RAGNARÖK

You can hear the sound of the horn in the distance, it echoes across the valley, flocks of birds flee from the approaching thing, the wind makes a deafening noise as it plays with the leaves on the trees. That sound reaches deep inside you and makes you shiver. And there he is, high up on the mountain, blowing the horn that heralds the beginning of a prophecy. Perhaps Heimdallr was the first to use a horn as an instrument, but what is certain is that in Scandinavian folklore, bukkehorn is one of the oldest instruments, perhaps the oldest. Bukkehorn (also called prillarhorn), from Old Norse bukkrhorn (goat horn), is a very special instrument. Bukkehorn is made from the horn of the male goat horn of the native Norwegian breed of goat. The charm and magic of this instrument is that each animal is different, so each horn is different and each Bukkehorn will be unique in look, feel and sound. This makes the mystery surrounding this ancient instrument even greater. The Bukkehorn has 3 or 4 holes lined up for the fingers of the hand except for the thumb which is placed in another hole on the opposite side of the horn, so that different tones are achieved. There are two different ways of playing the Bukkehorn: as a trumpet or as a clarinet. Traditionally it was played by the budeias (milkmaids) on Norwegian farms to call the cattle and to scare away predators. All different, all unique. Its sound makes your skin crawl, reaches deep inside you, to your most primitive side, your true self, and makes you dream of the green meadows that will be born after the Ragnarök that the Bukkehorn announced... 📸Pic by @varg_saastad

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